Abduction,fake abduction Stories

Three arrested as probe reveals Juja MP Koimburi may have faked his own abduction
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 28, 2025

According to the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, the three have provided key information that is helping to unravel the circumstances surr...

Juja MP George Koimburi stage-managed his own abduction - IG of Police Kanja
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

Before Koimburi got out of the car, Gatana told the police that they helped him (Koimburi) tear his clothes to fake evidence of torture.

DCI arrests close ally of Juja MP Koimburi in alleged abduction probe
Mary Wambui  |  May 28, 2025

Cyrus Kieru Muhia, who, according to the police, is the owner of the Subaru Forester believed to have been used to execute the alleged abduction, was...

Parliament demands urgent inquiry into Juja MP Koimburi’s mystery disappearance
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula directed members of the National Assembly’s Security Committee to visit the hospital and provide Parliament...

Police boss Douglas Kanja dismisses MP George Koimburi abduction claims, says no evidence found at the scene
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 27, 2025

Kanja said on Sunday, May 26, 2025, the NPS was alerted to an amateur video circulating on social and mainstream media showing the MP abandoned at a f...

Opposition leaders demand justice amid rising cases of abductions, police brutality
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

The group costing of Martha Karua, Kalonzo Musyoka, Eugene Wamalwa, Justin Muturi and Mithika Linturi also pointed to recent incidents in Kakamega and...

Abducted Juja MP George Koimburi found injured as Gachagua cites rising political repression under Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 26, 2025

Gachagua condemned the alleged attack on Koimburi, terming it part of a pattern of political persecution targeting his party's leadership.

Besigye’s legal team walks out in protest over Karua’s absence ruling
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 23, 2025

Dr Besigye requested that the court halt proceedings until his lead counsel, Martha Karua, was present.

Civil society groups give AU, EAC 72 hours to act on alleged abductions, torture in Tanzania
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 23, 2025

While Tanzania released Mwangi on Thursday, he was dumped in Horohoro, on the Coast of Kenya, some 162 kilometres from the Lunga Lunga border, having...

NCIC urges multi-agency probe into enforced disappearances, says justice needs action, not words
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 22, 2025

NCIC stressed that any investigation must be conducted independently and inclusively, with the active involvement of human rights organisations and ci...

Kenya had to act, Mudavadi speaks on Uganda's opposition leader Besigye's arrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

Mudavadi said the reasons for Besigye’s presence in Kenya “were not quite clear.”

Tanzania blocks access to X after hackers target official police account
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 21, 2025

Internet watchdog group NetBlocks confirmed the development, saying that the platform had become unreachable on all major internet providers across Ta...

Isiolo governor confirms missing revenue official found alive, warns of rising enforced disappearances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Despite the good news, there is still worry about Abdullahi Bosso, who went missing on Friday, May 9, around 1 pm on Kinna-Kulamawe road, reportedly t...

Isiolo governor demands release of missing officials, warns of rise in enforced disappearances
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 16, 2025

Calling on human rights groups, oversight bodies, and citizens to speak out, Abdi said Kenyans must not remain silent in the face of such violations.

Murkomen: Government has no official data on missing persons
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 15, 2025

Murkomen also defended President William Ruto over his recent comments on abductions, saying his remarks were misunderstood.

Murkomen: Why police are solving MP Were’s murder faster, unlike other cases
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

Murkomen dismissed claims that police were selectively fast-tracking the case of Kasipul MP Charles Were, while stalling on investigations into unreso...

IPOA disputes Ruto’s claim on abductions, says investigations still ongoing
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 14, 2025

IPOA told MPs on Wednesday that investigations into these cases are ongoing and that the perpetrators have not yet been identified.

Bobi Wine presses EU to act on Uganda’s human rights violations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 13, 2025

NUP President Robert 'Bobi Wine' Kyaluganyi revealed that the party raised their concerns about gross human rights violations with the representatives...

Grieving refugee mother seeks justice after sons abducted from Hagardera camp
Issa Hussein  |  May 12, 2025

Ubah Mohamed Hassan appealed to President William Ruto to intervene and find out why her three sons were abducted and to have them released.

High Court bars police from investigating extra-judicial killings, abductions
Joseph Ndunda  |  May 09, 2025

Justice Mugambi agreed with Kituo Cha Sheria, Haki Africa, and Charles Njue — a relative of a victim of enforced disappearance — that parallel investi...

2024 records highest cases of extrajudicial killings in last six years, Missing Voices report reveals
Mary Wambui  |  May 07, 2025

Nairobi was the deadliest county for extra-judicial killings followed by Kiambu and Migori.

Kenya yet to ratify treaty protecting children from international parental abduction, report reveals
Mary Wambui  |  May 04, 2025

As a result, if one parent loses custody of their child to another parent who then travels abroad, Kenyan authorities may be limited in their ability...

Association condemns surge in abductions and detentions of health workers in Sudan
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 30, 2025

The WMA stressed that such actions constitute clear violations of international humanitarian law and the principle of medical neutrality, which is des...

Amnesty Kenya calls for probe into June 2024 protests after BBC documentary
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

Amnesty revealed that the findings in the documentary aligned with joint investigations carried out with other human rights organisations, including t...

COTU boss urges control of social media to safeguard Kenya’s future
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Apr 28, 2025

He stressed that the country cannot achieve meaningful development when social media is flooded with content that encourages division and disrespect f...

Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians
Reuters  |  Apr 18, 2025

If successfully enacted, the new law could allow the government to take Besigye back to a military court martial.

Senators accuse government of sabotaging civilian oversight of NIS amid rights abuse concerns
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 16, 2025

The senators now claim the government is intentionally obstructing the appointment of the board, particularly in light of growing concerns about human...

Civil society issues harsh mid-term review on Ruto, citing repression and democratic backslide
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 15, 2025

The coalition condemned the government’s approach to housing, accusing it of demolishing homes without compensation under the affordable housing plan....

Wajir governor denies involvement in MCA's abduction, cites political witch-hunt
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Apr 12, 2025

The governor said that the claims made against him are without merit and that there is no evidence linking him to the incident saying he will be pursu...

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye denied bail in treason case
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 11, 2025

The decision, which was read out in court by registrar Ssalamu Ngoobi, highlighted the weight of the accusations and the broad scope of the investigat...

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